Grants for pro-choice organizations

Name: Top 25 grants made to pro-choice advocacy organizations
Creator: Cause IQ
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34 pro-choice advocacy organizations received at least $9.5 million in grants for the most recent fiscal year. This includes 176 grants made from 159 grantmaking organizations, with a median grant amount of $1,000. Of these 159 foundations, 91% made just a single grant to pro-choice orgs, and 0% made grants to four or more pro-choice orgs. This analysis is based on grantmakers that e-file their Form 990s, and likely is an undercount of grants.

$9,532,706

Total grant dollars given to pro-choice organizations

176

Number of grants made annually to pro-choice organizations

159

Number of grantmakers funding pro-choice organizations

$1,000

Median grant size to pro-choice organizations

Foundations that support pro-choice advocacy organizations

Out of all grants made to pro-choice organizations, 70% came from small foundations with less than $10 million in assets. The top 10 grantmakers accounted for 97% of the dollar-value of grants to pro-choice orgs. Foundations funding pro-choice orgs also made grants to universities, legal aid societies, food banks, family planning centers, and art museums.

Foundation size

Foundation size	Number of grantmakers
Small	112
Medium	21
Large	26

Small foundations have <$10M in assets. Medium foundations have $10M to $50M in assets. Large foundations have >$50M in assets.

Foundation type

Foundation type	Number of grantmakers
Community	6
Private	136
Corporate	10
Other	7

Grants made

Grants made to pro-choice orgs	Number of grantmakers
1	146
2-3	13
4-10	0
11+	0

Top 10 foundations supporting pro-choice advocacy organizations

Grantmaker	State	Geographic focus	Percent of grant dollars to pro-choice orgs	Number of grants made to pro-choice orgs	Median grant size
Seattle Foundation	WA	State	0.0%	3	$3,000
JP Morgan Chase Foundation	NY	National	0.0%	3	$1,715
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)	NJ	National	0.0%	3	$250
The Patricia M & H William Smith Jr Foundation	NY	National	0.3%	3	$100
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation	DC	National	73.9%	2	$4,598,725
SKB Foundation	CA	National	1.9%	2	$3,750
The Troy Foundation	OH	Metro	0.1%	2	$3,287
Aspen Business Center Foundation	CO	National	0.8%	2	$2,500
The Scherman Foundation	NY	Metro	0.1%	2	$2,312
Liberty Hill Foundation	CA	Metro	0.0%	2	$1,750

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Pro-choice advocacy organizations grantees

Pro-choice organizations with more than $5 million in total revenues received 99% of all grant dollars. These larger organizations accounted for 73% of all pro-choice orgs.

Grant amounts

Size of grant	Number of grants
<$10k	174
$10k-$25k	0
$25k-$100k	0
$100k+	2

Grant amount by grantee size

Grantee annual revenue	Median grant size
<$100k	n/a
$100k-$500k	n/a
$500k-$1M	n/a
$1M-$5M	n/a
>$5M	n/a

Grantee states

State of grantee	Number of grants
New York	101
District of Columbia	47
Alabama	7
Maryland	4
Other	17

Grantee metros

Metro area of grantee	Number of grants
New York City	99
Washington DC	53
Tuscaloosa	7
Chicago	4
Other	13

Top 25 grants made to pro-choice organizations

Grantee	Grant size	Purpose	Grantmaker
Naral Pro-Choice America	$5,347,412	FMV	Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation
Naral Pro-Choice America	$3,850,039	FMV	Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation
National Institute for Reproductive Health	$5,000	Charitable	Sidney Kohl Family Foundation
Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)	$5,000	General & Unrestricted	Lucky Seven Foundation
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health	$5,000	Advocacy	Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)
Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)	$5,000	Health	Capricorn Foundation
Planed Parenthood of the Mid-Hudson Valley Action Fund	$5,000	Charitable	Albert Penick Fund
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation	$5,000	General	The Bonnie Ward Simon Foundation
Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)	$5,000	For General Operating Support	The Denver Foundation
Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)	$5,000	Operating Support	The Grant and Hope Winthrop Family Foundation
Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)	$5,000	Operating	The Cox Foundation
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation	$5,000	General Unrestricted	Goodman-Lipman Family Foundation
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation	$5,000	General & Unrestricted	Louis and Anne Abrons Foundation
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation	$5,000	Health	The Columbus Foundation
Physicians For Reproductive Health	$5,000	Annual Contribution	Blau Family Foundation / Jeff T Blau Ttee
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation	$5,000	General Contribution	The Grantsmanship Center
National Institute for Reproductive Health	$5,000	Unrestricted General Use	The Frederick M and Susan Friedman Family Foundation
Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)	$5,000	General	Theodore L Cross Family Charitable Foundation
Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)	$5,000	General Support	Chrysopolae Foundation
Naral Pro-Choice America	$5,000	Charitable	Jill and Bradford Gordon Family Foundation
Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)	$5,000	Charitable	The Mills Family Foundation
Physicians For Reproductive Health	$5,000	Global Doctors for Choice	Tara Health Foundation
Midwest Access Coalition	$5,000	General Support	James P and Brenda S Grusecki Family Foundation
Naral Pro-Choice America Foundation	$5,000	General Support	Jesse and Joan Kupferberg Family Foundation
Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR)	$5,000	Charitable Donation	Randa Foundation

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Methodology: To determine grants and grantees, Cause IQ analyzes electronically-filed Form 990, Form 990-EZ, and Form 990-PF financial disclosure documents, matching grantees to specific organizations using EINs and fuzzy matching logic. The "Pro-choice organizations" category for this page is determined by the "R61: Reproductive Rights" National Taxonomy of Exempt Entities (NTEE) code. Cause IQ determines NTEEs for organizations by its own internally-developed secret-sauce algorithms.